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2022 Breeder of the Year

Ryan Storlien

Ryan submitted his first BAP in July of 2021 and rapidly contributed in 2022 - placing him as the Rookie of the Year (of all those ending their first year in 2022) and Breeder of the Year for 2022.  He accomplished this spawning 24 species for 260 points.  Ryan has started his breeding program working with species spanning several classifications: shrimp, livebearers, danios, catfishes, anabantids, cichlids, and even a marine coral.

species spawned and submitted in 2022

February…

  • 10 points - Metriaclima estherae
  • 10 points - Neolamprologus signatus
  •   5 points - Neocaridina heteropoda

April…

  • 10 points - Aulonocara sp.
  •   5 points - Poecilia wingei
  • 20 points - Tropheus sp. ikola
  • 10 points - Ancistrus sp.

July…

  • 10 points - Betta splendens
  • 10 points - Telmatochromis vittatus
  • 20 points - Tropheus duboisi

September…

  • 15 points - Corydoras sterbai
  • 20 points - Zoanthus sp. (coral)
  • 10 points - Danio margaritatus
  • 10 points - Limia nigrofasciata
  • 10 points - Poecilia reticulata
  • 10 points - Poecilia wingei “Yellow Tiger"
November...
  • 10 points - Xiphophorus maculatus
  • 10 points - Neolamprologus similis
  • 10 points - Neolamprologus brichardi
  • 10 points - Julidochromis transcriptus
  • 10 points - Julidochromis ornatus
  •   5 points - Poecilia reticulata var. Yellow Tiger
  • 10 points - Neolamprologus cylindricus
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